We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Southwark to assist with the appointment of a Head of Transactional Finance , on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £34.87 - £45.37 per hour

Responsibilities:

• Drive the implementation and further development of Transactional Finance, particularly those relating to transactional processing activities with the aim of seeking areas of further operational efficiency across the Council.
• Ensuring achievement of performance targets and quality of service provision from accounts payables and accounts receivables (processing) team, credit control and SAP management (control) team, banking team and all related contractors.
• Supporting the delivery of effective and efficient services with a view to delivering improved value for money in the future.
• Improving customer relationships both internally and externally through improved service delivery.
• Provision of expert analysis and advice on accounts payable, accounts receivables and SAP operational functions.

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree or MAAT or CCAB qualification and / or work
  experience of at least equivalent level. 
• Knowledge of relevant aspects of local government finance
  including local authority accounting and financial administration 
• Knowledge of issues affecting local government finance and proposed changes in key financial or other regulations, particularly in so far as they relate to the key roles of the post.
• Extensive knowledge of change management and service development
  techniques, preferably gained in a Local Government environment.

• Experience in all relevant management competencies per the schedule below 
• Extensive recent experience of Local Government Services of which a significant period at a senior level 
• Experience of the following:
  - Financial planning
  - Provision of financial information to inform effective
  decision making including ensuring the effective
  maintenance of financial records to support this
  - Financial monitoring, forecasting and reporting
  - Financial administration
  - Staff management
• Experience of change management, implementing major change in a
  significant organisation.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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